Religious History

To show how authority came to be shared among the institutions of Church, book and bishop, this work offers vignettes drawn from the first seven centuries of Christian clerical life that reflect the struggle to devise management strategies to resolve theological, political and social conflict...

First published in 1973, this work demonstrates how the English churchmen of the nineteenth century moved from a firmly entrenched position in the old social hierarchy to a less definable and insecure position under the rule of the collectivist State run by a professional workforce. _x005F_x000D_ Dr..

First published in 1973, this work demonstrates how the English churchmen of the nineteenth century moved from a firmly entrenched position in the old social hierarchy to a less definable and insecure position under the rule of the collectivist State run by a professional workforce. _x005F_x000D_ Dr..

This book provides a comprehensive study of the institutions and strategies that the Italian clergy developed during the Counter-reformation to attract and educate converts to Catholicism...

This book explores the relations between Christianity and politics, examines the analogy between divine and civil government and considers what images of God may legitimately be employed by Christians in the twentieth century...

First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Encompassing the 16th to the 18th centuries, this volume charts the philosophical understanding of religion at a time of intellectual and spiritual revolution...

This gendered translation of the Benedictine Rule for nuns in 1517 is also a handbook for women on exercising authority, management skills and the art of good governance, including monastic property and relations with the outside world. Barry Collett here provides a modern facsimile edition of Fox's..

This book examines a period of dynamic change in Iberian history through the lens of food and its relationship to religious identity. It considers the role of food in the formation and redefinition of religious identities throughout this period and its significance in the maintenance of ideological ..

Originally published in 1988. This study examines women religious in the American community in the first half of the nineteenth century. The primary aim of this research was to determine who the women were who entered eight religious communities, and whether there was any clear relationship between ..

An up-to-date synthesis of the spread and impact of humanism in Europe. A team of Renaissance scholars of international reputation including Peter Burke, Sydney Anglo, George Holmes and Geoffrey Elton, offers the student, academic and general reader an up-to-date synthesis of our current understandi..

An up-to-date synthesis of the spread and impact of humanism in Europe. A team of Renaissance scholars of international reputation including Peter Burke, Sydney Anglo, George Holmes and Geoffrey Elton, offers the student, academic and general reader an up-to-date synthesis of our current understandi..